Indo-AmerIcAn€¦ · comprising the crème de la crème of Mumbai, industrialists, business leaders, celebrities, consular corps, expatriates, U.S. India Business Community and IACC

The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the celebration of the American Independence Day and the Seventh Indo-American Corporate Excellence (I-ACE) Awards on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai

Over the past six years, IACC through the I-ACE Awards, celebrates Corporate Excellence and recognizes the Best U.S. Companies in India and Indian Companies in US. The Categories for the year 2011 are (1) Overall Best (2) Financial Services (3) Technology, Communications & Entertainment (4) Manufacturing (5) NGO (6) Other Services (7) FMCG – a new category this year.

The proud winners of the 6th I-ACE awards for the year 2010 in different categories were:

Organization Awards Received by Designation

Franklin Templeton Mr. Vivek Kudva Managing Director, India & CEEMEA

Pentair Water India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Gopi Suri Babu Executive Director

WIPRO Technologies Mr. Anil Samant General Manager & Head - Pune Development Center

Acumen Fund Advisory Mr. Varun Sahni India Director, Acumen Fund Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Mr. Rajeev Dubey President, HR- Aft. Marketing, Corporate Services & Member of the grp. Executive Board

The past winners of the prestigious I-ACE awards are Whirlpool Ltd., Western Union Services, Cushman & Wakefield, Goodrich Aerospace Services Pvt. Ltd., AmeriCares, DSP Merrill Lynch, Virtusa India Pvt. Ltd., Monsanto India Ltd., IBM India, JP Morgan Bank Chase N. A Group, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd., Ups Jet Air Express Pvt. Ltd., Cisco Systems, Max New York Life Insurance, Fedex Express, Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Avaya Global Connect, Mc Donald’s (India) & Citigroup among other esteemed organizations.

For the grand finale, winners are invited to receive this prestigious award during the American Independence Day Celebration. Like in the past, this year too, IACC is staging a special event to commemorate the American Independence Day. This grand entertainment and musical extravaganza will feature leading artistes and will be attended by over 500 high profile guests comprising the crème de la crème of Mumbai, industrialists, business leaders, celebrities, consular corps, expatriates, U.S. India Business Community and IACC members and media.

The past years have seen some very interesting and unique themes like “Broadway to Bollywood”, “Bollywood Se Hollywood Tak” & “Uncle Sam’s Home Movies”. All these shows have always been well received and attended by some very high profile celebrity guests like Aamir Khan who sang along with the performers leaving the audience excited. Other Bollywood Celebrity guests gracing the occasion in the past years have been Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta, Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Vidya Balan, Dino Morea, Mallika Sherawat, Neha Dhupia, Boman Irani and many more. The shows enthralled the audience with their rendition of American Blues, Jazz and Rock & Roll and our own Bollywood Music. There have been some outstanding high energy song & dance performances by Mumbai’s leading artistes like Mehnaz, Sharon Prabhakar, Darren Das, Clary Devisar, Gary Lawyer, Terence Lewis & Group and many more…..

Over the years, Fedex Express, VFS Global, Wadhwa Group, Mercedez Benz-Auto Hangar Pvt Ltd., Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd., UB Group, Coca-Cola, GC Watches, Kuoni, TATA Teleservices, UPS Jet Air Express, Bharti Airtel, Aramex Ship & Shop, Citibank, Samsonite India Ltd., Hexaware Technologies, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd., British Airways, Wanbury, Mastek, Colgate Palmolive, Microsoft, Johnson Controls India, Arshiya Int., Pepsico India, Onward Technologies Ltd., Provogue Ltd., Max New York Life Insurance, Ugam Solutions Pvt. Ltd., K Raheja Corporation Pvt. Ltd. and other admired organizations have partnered with IACC to host its flagship event.

The entertainments and musical performance shows were specially created keeping the sponsor’s interest and the target audience in mind. We believe this is a great opportunity for your organization to reach out to a select and powerful group of people. US and India, the world’s two largest democracies are rapidly strengthening their bilateral ties and this one of its kind celebration in Mumbai is planned to be a gala event peppered with lot of excitement, entertainment, live music, dance & cocktails.

Indo-AmerIcAncorporAte excellence AwArdsAnd commemorAtIon of AmerIcAn Independence dAyFriday, 1st July 2011, Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai, India

Supporter Levels Supporters Category Amount (Rs.)

Presenting Supporters 20,00,000

Platinum Supporters 15,00,000

Gold Supporters 10,00,000

Silver Supporters 7,00,000

The investment for Presenting Supporters is Rs. 20, 00,000/-1. Receive maximum mileage, with your Brand name associated to AID and I-ACE Awards 2011 on all communications. COMPANY NAME WILL OCCUR

IN TANDEM WITH THE EVENT, IACC presents I-ACE Awards and AID in association with Your Company Name2. On-stage felicitation of senior representative of your company to speak for 1 minute3. An opportunity to run an AV presentation at the event for 1 minute4. The Presenting Supporter will be invited on the dais to present an award : Overall Best Category 5. Prominent Exposure of your company name & logo as Presenting Supporters dominantly in the centre of the stage6. Your company name & logo will prominently appear on the invitation card that will be sent to over 500 organisations7. Acknowledgement of your company as the Presenting Supporters during course of the event8. 4 company’s self-standing banners (ht: 6ft x wdt: 3ft) will be placed at the venue9. A CD of selected photographs from the event for your record, will be sent to you post event10. 6 complimentary invitations (ie 12 guests) for your special guests to the event11. Post event publicity in leading publications,television channels and magazines 12. Company logo will be flashed on the av screen of approx. 8 ft x 6 ft through the course of the event13. A 50inch LCD placed in the foyer area will play your company visuals through the event14. A reminder mail and an e-Invite with your logo will be sent to the guest list of CEOs, Directors and Senior Management15. Online visibility through IACC website that will be linked to your company website16. Acknowledgment of your company name in the INDO-US Business magazine that is circulated to 2400 esteemed members across India

The investment for Platinum Supporters is Rs. 15, 00, 000/-1. On-stage felicitation of senior representative of your company to speak for 1 minute2. An opportunity to run an AV presentation at the event for 1 minute3. The platinum sponsor will be invited on the dais to present an award4. Prominent Exposure of your company name & logo as Platinum Supporters dominantly on the stage side-wings5. Your company name & logo will prominently appear on the invitation card 6. Acknowledgement of your company as the Platinum Supporters during course of the event7. 3 company’s self-standing banners (ht: 6ft x wdt: 3ft) will be placed at the venue8. A CD of selected photographs from the event for your record, will be sent to you post event9. 4 complimentary invitations (ie 8 guests) for your special guests to the event10. Post event publicity in leading publications,television channels and magazines 11. Company logo will be flashed on the av screen of approx. 8 ft x 6 ft through the course of the event12. A 50inch LCD placed in the foyer area will play your company visuals right through the event13. A reminder mail and an e-Invite with your logo will be sent to the guest list of CEOs, Director and Senior Management14. Online visibility through IACC website that will be linked to your company website15. Acknowledgment of your Company name in the INDO-US Business magazine that is circulated to 2400 esteemed members across India

The investment for Gold Supporters is Rs. 10, 00,000/-1. Exposure of your Company name & logo on stage side- wings2. Your company name & logo will appear on the invitation card 3. Acknowledgement of your company as the Gold Supporters during the event4. 2 company’s self-standing banners (ht: 6ft x wdt: 3ft) will be placed at the foyer area at the venue5. A CD of selected photographs from the event for your record, will be sent to you post event6. 3 complimentary invitations (ie 6 guests) for your special guests to the event7. Post event publicity in leading publications,television channels and magazines 8. Company logo will be flashed on the av screen of approx. 8 ft x 6ft through the course of the event9. A reminder mail and an e-Invite with your logo will be sent to the guest list of CEOs, Directors and Senior Management10. Online visibility through IACC website that will be linked to your company website11. Acknowledgment of your Company name in the INDO-US Business magazine that is circulated to 2400 esteemed members across India

The investment for Silver Supporters is Rs. 7, 00,000/-1. Exposure of your Company name & logo on stage side- wings 2. Acknowledgement of your company as the Silver Supporters during the event3. Your company name & logo will appear on the invitation card4. 1 company’s self-standing banner (ht: 6ft x wdt: 3ft) will be placed at the foyer area at the venue5. A CD of selected photographs from the event for your record, will be sent to you post event6. 2 complimentary invitations (ie 4 guests) for your special guests to the event7. Post event publicity in leading publications,television channels and magazines 8. Company logo will be flashed on the av screen of approx. 8 ft x 6 ft through the course of the event9. A reminder mail and an e-Invite with your logo will be sent to the guest list of CEOs, Directors and Senior Management10. Online visibility through IACC website that will be linked to your company website11. Acknowledgment of your Company name in the INDO-US Business magazine that is circulated to 2400 esteemed members across India

Please Note: 10.3 % of Service Tax would be applicable on the sponsorship amount.

Mr. Christopher Anil Rao, Vice President, India

Operations, Goodrich Aerospace Services Pvt.

Ltd receiving 5th I-ACE award for Best American

Company in India in Manufacturing sector

Mr. Joseph F. Skowron III, Board of Director, Americares India,

USA & Dr. Purvish M. Parikh, VP & MD Americares India receiving

5th I-ACE award for Best American Company in India in Social

Services sector

Mr. Anil Kapur, Managing Director- South & South East Asia,

Western Union Services India (PVT) Ltd receiving 5th I-ACE award

for Best American Company in India in Financial Services sector

Mr. Shantanu Das Gupta, VP Corporate Affairs & Strategy-Asia South, Whirlpool of India Limited receiving 5th I-ACE award for Best American Company in India in over All Best Category

Mr. Hemandra Kothari, Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch & Mr. Kevan V. Watts, Country Head, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, India receiving

awards for Best Company in Financial Services Category & Best Company in over All Best Category from Mr. Michael Owen, Past

Consul General, US Consulate, Mumbai & looking on are Past Presidents of IACC-WIC, Mr. Atul Nishar, Chairman, Hexaware

Technologies & Ashank Desai, Co- Founder, Mastek Ltd.

Mr. Sanjay Verma, Executive Managing Director, South Asia & Australia, Cushman & Wakefield India (Private) Limited receiving 5th I-ACE award for Best American Company in India in Other Services sector

Mr. Varun Sahni, India Director, Acumen Fund, Acumen Fund Advisory Services India Pvt. receiving 6th I-ACE Award for Best American Company in India in NGO category

Mr. Gopi Suri Babu, Executive Director, Pentair Water India Pvt. Ltd receiving 6th I-ACE award for Best American Company in India in Manufacturing sector

Mr. Anil Samant, General Manager & Head - Pune Development Center, WIPRO

Technologies receiving 6th I-ACE award for Best Indian Company in US in

Technology sector

Mr. Rajeev Dubey, President, HR- Aft. Marketing, Mahindra & Mahindra ltd receiving I-ACE Award for Best American Company in India in Over all Best category

Mr. Amir Khan presenting an I-ACE award to one of the winners and looking on is Mr. Farokh T. Balsara, Past President IACC-WIC & Sr. Partner, Ernst & Young

Mr. Vivek Kudwa, Managing Director, India & CEEMEA, Franklin Templeton receiving the 6th I-ACE award for Best American Company in India in Financial Services Sector

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